UIW Men’s Game Notes vs Washington State December 21, 2019 game Breakdown 2019-20 Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time/Result UIW Nov. 6 @ Missouri Columbia, MO L, 82-42 Nov. 8 @ No. Colorado Greeley, CO L, 83-61 Record 3-8, 0-1 SLC Nov. 12 Texas Lutheran UIW W, 86-60 Nov. 16 SIU-Edwardsville UIW L, 57-55 Coach Carson Cunningham Nov. 22 Bethune-Cookman UIW L, 83-58 Career Record 116-85 (6th) Nov. 23 St. Francis Illinois UIW W, 68-44 UIW Record 9-33 (2nd) Nov. 24 E. Illinois UIW L, 72-63 Dec. 1 @ Portland Portland, OR L, 65-56 Dec. 3 @ Seattle Seattle, WA L, 81-60 Washington State Dec. 7 Trinity UIW W, 101-65 Dec. 18 @ UCA Conway, AR L, 88-82 (OT) Record 7-4, 0-0 PAC-12 Dec. 21 Washington State Pullman, WA 6 p.m. Head Coach Kyle Smith Jan. 2 @ Nicholls State Thibodaux, LA 7 p.m. Jan. 8 NW State UIW 7 p.m. Career Record 171-126 (10th) Jan. 11 New Orleans UIW 4:15 p.m. WSU Record 7-4 (1st) Jan. 15 @ McNeese Lake Charles, LA 6:30 p.m. Jan. 18 @ SFA Nagadoches, TX 4:30 p.m. Jan. 22 Lamar UIW 7 p.m. Jan. 25 TAMU-CC UIW 4:15 p.m. Jan. 29 @ HBU Houston, TX 7 p.m. Watch: PAC-12 Network Feb. 1 @ ACU Abilene, TX 7 p.m. Listen: TuneIn Feb. 5 SHSU UIW 7 p.m. Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Feb. 8 SE Louisiana UIW 4:15 p.m. Feb. 12 @ NW State Natchitoches, LA 6:30 p.m. Follow @UIWMBB Twitter for more Feb. 15 @ New Orleans New Orleans, LA 6 p.m. Feb. 19 McNeese State UIW 7 p.m. information. Feb. 22 SFA UIW 4:15 p.m. Feb. 26 @ Lamar Beaumont, TX 7 p.m. Feb. 29 @ TAMU-CCC Corpus Christi, TX. 5:30 p.m. Mar. 4 HBU UIW 7 p.m. Mar. 7 ACU UIW 4:15 p.m.

Southland Conference games in bold Tournament: March 11-14 at Leonard Merrell Center in Katy, Texas

Players to Watch UIW Name Usage Keaston Willis Dwight Murray Jr. Please note that there are two primary and two secondary versions of our institution’s name: Upon first reference, we are the University of the Incarnate Word. After that, UIW is the preferred name. Incarnate Word and Incarnate Word Cardinals are also available as secondary terms. Any other reference, including Incarnate Word University or Incarnate Word College, is incorrect. Additionally, all teams, including women’s athletic teams, are known as Cardinals. Media Relations • Freshman guard Keaston • Murray Jr. filled up the stat Willis is coming off a 28-point sheet in the conference opener, Contact: Zach Mason performance against Central tallying 16 points, eight Arkansas, setting a new career Office: 210-805-2533 rebounds, eight assists and three high for the budding freshman. steals. Cell: 512-713-9707 Email: [email protected] @uiwmenshoops 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS SLC STANDINGS SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE STANDINGS

TEAM SLC PCT. OVERALL PCT. Stephen F. Austin 1-0 1.000 9-2 0.818 Sam Houston State 1-0 1.000 7-4 0.636 Lamar 1-0 1.000 7-5 0.583 Nicholls 1-0 1.000 7-5 0.583 Abilene Christian 1-0 1.000 6-5 0.545 Central Arkansas 1-0 1.000 2-9 0.182 McNeese 0-0 0.000 5-6 0.455 New Orleans 0-1 0.000 4-6 0.400 A&M-Corpus Christi 0-1 0.000 4-7 0.364 Southeastern La. 0-1 0.000 3-7 0.300 UIW 0-1 0.000 3-8 0.273 Northwestern State 0-1 0.000 2-7 0.222 Houston Baptist 0-1 0.000 0-9 0.000

PRESEASON 2019-20 PRESEASON ALL-SLC TEAMS SLC POLL SCHOOL 1st place votes Total New Orleans 13 270 Sam Houston State 7 251 Abilene Christian 0 220 First Team School Pos. Class Hometown Ian DuBose* Houston Baptist G Jr. Durham, N.C. Stephen F. Austin 1 214 Kevon Harris* Stephen F. Austin G/F Sr. Ellenwood, Ga. Central Arkansas 4 180 Kai Mitchell* Sam Houston State F/C Sr. Haverstraw, N.Y. Lamar 1 163 Payten Ricks Abilene Christian G Sr. Wichita, Kan. McNeese 0 158 Bryson Robinson New Orleans G Sr. Mesquite, Texas Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0 147 Second Team School Pos. Class Hometown T.J. Atwood Lamar G/F Sr. Beaumont, Texas Houston Baptist 0 129 Roydell Brown McNeese G Sr. Lafayette, La. Southeastern La. 0 113 Deandre Jones Central Arkansas PG Jr. Boise, Idaho Nicholls 0 101 Sha’Markus Kennedy McNeese F Sr. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Northwestern State 0 46 Hayden Koval Central Arkansas C Jr. Prosper, Texas UIW 0 36

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown High School/Prep School/JC

25 Balentine, Des G 6-0 180 R-Jr. Kokomo, IN / Western HS/Quakerdale Prep / Tyler JC 24 Davis, Bryce F 6-7 215 So. Glendale, AZ / Deer Valley 12 Ene, Augustine G 6-4 205 Jr. Carrollton, TX / Creekview HS 13 Flores, Ryan G 6-5 190 Jr. Saginaw, TX/ Chisholm Trail HS / Collin County CC 10 Graham, Cody G 5-10 165 Jr. Fresno, TX / St. Pius X HS 15 Larsson, Marcus F 6-10 210 Fr. , / Froya Basket 3 Lutz, Drew G 6-1 165 Fr. Granger, IN/ Penn HS 33 Miszkiewicz, Vincent F 6-7 205 Fr. South Elgin, IL / South Elgin HS 0 Murray Jr., Dwight G 6-0 165 So. Austell, GA / Pebblebrook HS 21 Sato, Corey F 6-6 190 R-Fr. Amarillo, TX / Randall HS 1 Smith Jr., Antoine F 6-7 215 So. Westerville, OH / Westerville HS/Bosco Institute 5 Swaby, Brandon G 6-3 170 R-Fr. Ft. Lauderdale, FL / Northeast HS 20 Taylor, Morgan G 6-3 175 So. Chicago, IL / Marist HS 4 Van Vlerah, Derek G/F 6-6 175 Fr. Dublin, OH / Dublin Coffman HS 2 Willis, Keaston G 6-3 180 Fr. Sulpher Springs, TX / Sulpher Springs HS

Head Coach: Dr. Carson Cunningham, second season (Ph.D. 2006, Purdue) Second season Assistant Coach: Kenyon Spears, third season (Lamar, 2001) Assistant Coach: Taylor Land (St. Edward’s, 2009) Second year Assistant Coach: Ryne Smith (Purdue, 2012) First year Graduate Manager: Zach Taylor (Carroll,2017) First year Strength and Conditioning Coach: Erich Murphy (B.S. 2012, Washington State; M.S. 2014, UIW) Eighth year Athletic Trainer: Jerry Salazar (B.S. 2014, Texas A&M-CC; M.S. 2016, UIWl) Fifth year

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UIW NAME USAGE Please note that there are two primary and two secondary versions of our institution’s name: Upon first reference, we are the University of the Incarnate Word. After that, UIW is the preferred name. Incarnate Word and Incarnate Word Cardinals are also available as secondary terms. Any other reference, including Incarnate Word University or Incarnate Word College, is incorrect. Additionally, all teams, including women’s athletic teams, are known as the Cardinals.

OVERVIEW Assistant AD/Media Relations______Cari Gold Full Name ______University of the Incarnate Word Ticket Operations______Alma Lara Location______4301 Broadway, , Texas Assistant AD/Marketing ______Zachary Carlton Population______1,511,946 Administrative Assistant______Lisa Townzen Founded______1881 Faculty Athletic Representative______Dr. J.T. Norris Affiliation______NCAA Division I Joined Southland Conference______2013-14 COACHES’ INFORMATION Enrollment:______10,389 Head Coach: Carson Cunningham._____ Ph.D, Purdue, ‘06 Nickname______Cardinals Record at UIW______9-33 Colors______Red (Pantone 1797), Black, White Southland Conference Record______1-18 Sports______23 teams, 14 sports (11 men, 12 women) Career Record as College Head Coach___ 5 years, 116-85 Web site______www.uiwcardinals.com Assistant Coach: Kenyon Spears ______Lamar, ‘01 President______Dr. Thomas M. Evans Assistant Coach: Ryne Smith ______Pudue, ‘12 University ______(210) 829-6000 Assistant Coach: Taylor Land ______St. Edwards, ‘09 Athletics Department ______(210) 829-2722 Ticket Office Phone______(210) 805-3000 Starters Returning/Lost______3/2 Letter Winners Returning/Lost______6/7 ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION Interim Director of Athletics______Richard Duran BASKETBALL HISTORICAL INFORMATION Senior Associate AD/SWA______Angela Lawson First Year of Men’s Basketball______1980-81 Interim Deputy Athletics Director______Zachary Carlton All-Time Record (since 1987-88)______592-451 Associate AD/Business Affairs______Brian Davis First Year of Southland Basketball______2013-14 Associate AD/Compliance______Tony Dollison (continued on next page) Associate AD/Sports Medicine______B.J. Lough

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BASKETBALL HISTORICAL INFORMATION (cont.) All-Time Southland Record, Years...... 41-64, 6 years NCAA Division II Postseason...... 3 times (Last 2010, Record 1-3) NAIA Postseason...... 7 times: Last 1999, Record 3-7) NAIA National Tournament...... 6 times (Last 1999, Record 3-6) 100th Win...... 87-53 vs. Howard Payne (11/22/91) 200th Win...... 109-51 vs. Ambassador (12/2/95) 300th Win...... 76-44 vs. Lincoln (11/27/99) 400th Win...... 63-61 vs. St. Edward’s (2/24/05) 500th Win...... 86-75 at Texas A&M-Commerce (1/2/13) Countdown to 600 wins...... 8 wins to go

McDERMOTT CENTER The Alice P. McDermott Convocation Center is located between the Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, the Daniel Sullivan Field and the Ann Barshop Natatorium. It opened in 1989 and seats 2,000. It is named in honor of Alice P. McDermott (1920-90), who faithfully served UIW through many years of membership on the College Development Board. The Athletics Department administrative offices are located on the building’s second floor.

SOCIAL MEDIA Website...... www.uiwcardinals.com Twitter...... @uiwathletics/@uiwmenshoops Facebook...... https://www.Facebook.com/UIWAtthletics

MEDIA RELATIONS Men’s Basketball Contact...... Zach Mason E-Mail...... [email protected] Phone...... Cell: (512) 713-9707 Assistant AD/Media Relations...... Cari Gold E-Mail...... [email protected] Phone...... Office: (210) 829-6041, Cell: (901) 299-8868

MEDIA SERVICES Accredited member of the news media are welcome at UIW athetic events. Please contact Zach Mason to request cre- dentials at least 48 hours in advance for broadcast crews requiring technical assistance in set-up, and 24 hours in ad- vance for others. Game day parking will be provided in the lots adjacent to the McDermott Center. Media arriving for non-game-day interviews are requested to stop at Visitor Information & Parking Office located at Mission Plaza (the Burr Rd. entrance). Campus parking lots are crowded during the school day and an early arrival is advised.

Coach Cunningham is usually available for interviews at noon on non-game days. Student-athletes may be available consistent with class schedules. Contact Zach Mason at least 24 hours in advance to arrange an in-person or telephone interview. Post-game interviews will be conducted after an appropriate cooling-off period. There will be no game-day access to players or coaches prior to the game.

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CARDINALS BY STATE CARDINALS BY CLASS ARIZONA...... 1 SENIORS…………………...... ……….………...... ……….0 Bryce Davis (Glendale) FLORIDA...... 1 JUNIORS ………………………………………...... 4 Brandon Swaby (Ft. Lauderdale) Des Balentine (RS) GEORGIA...... 1 Augustine Ene Dwight Murray Jr. (Austell) Ryan Flores ILLINOIS...... 2 Cody Graham Vincent Miszkiewicz (Chicago) SOPHOMORES……………………………...... 4 Morgan Taylor (Chicago) Dwight Murray INDIANA...... 2 Antoine Smith, Jr. Des Balentine (Kokomo) Morgan Taylor Drew Lutz (Granger) Bryce Taylor OHIO...... 2 FRESHMEN………………………………...... ………...... …….. 7 Antoine Smith Jr. (Westerville) Marcus Larsson Derek Van Vlerah (Dublin) Drew Lutz TEXAS...... 5 Vincent Miszkiewicz Augustine Ene (Carrollton) Cory Sato (RS) Cody Graham (Fresno) Brandon Swaby (RS) Keaston Willis (Sulpher Springs) Derek Van Vlerah Ryan Flores (Saginaw) Keaston Willis Corey Sato (Amarillo)

COUNTRIES NORWAY...... 1 CARDINALS BY HEIGHT Marcus Larsson (Oslo) 6-10...... 1 Marcus Larsson 6-7...... 3 Bryce Davis CARDINALS BY MAJOR Vincent Miszkiewicz ACCOUNTING...... 1 Antoine Smith Jr. Cody Graham 6-6...... 2 BIOLOGY...... 2 Corey Sato Vincent Miszkiewicz Derek Van Vlerah Corey Sato 6-5...... 1 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION...... 3 Ryan Flores Bryce Davis 6-4...... 1 Augustine Ene Augustine Ene Dwight Murray Jr. 6-3...... 3 COMMUNICATIONS...... 2 Brandon Swaby Drew Lutz Morgan Taylor Brandon Swaby Keaston Willis CONVERGENT MEDIA...... 1 6-1...... 1 Morgan Taylor Drew Lutz EDUCATION...... 1 6-0...... 2 Derek Van Vlerah Des Balentine GENERAL STUDIES...... 1 Dwight Murray Jr. Des Balentine 5-10...... 1 HISTORY ...... 1 Cody Graham Antoine Smith Jr. KINESIOLOGY ...... 1 Pro - NUN - SEE - Ay - SHUNS Ryan Flores PSYCHOLOGY...... 1 Marcus Larsson Des Balentine ...... Dez Bal - un -tine SPORTS MANAGEMENT...... 1 Augustine Ene ...... Awg - us -TEEN - N A Keaston Willis Corey Sato ...... SOT - toe Coach Kenyon Spears...... KEN - yahn Brandon Swaby ...... SWAY-bee Vincent Miszkiewicz...... Miss-KEV-itch

6 #TheWord QUICK BASKETS 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS FANTASTIC FRESHMAN SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION Freshman guard Keaston Willis is coming off a • After arriving at Washington State, new coach 28-point performance against Central Arkansas, Kyle Smith turned over nearly the entire roster— setting a new career high for the budding freshman. only five players remain from last year’s 11-21 team after three seniors graduated and five SIZZLING SOPHOMORE others transferred. Sophomore guard Dwight Murray Jr. put together • The Cougars’ leading scorer is one of the five a phenomenal all-around performance Wednesday, returners from a year ago, sophomore forward posting 14 points with eight rebounds, eight assists C.J. Elleby. The 6’6 wing is averaging 20.5 points and three steals, setting new career highs in the per game to go along with 6.6 rebounds and two latter three categories. steals per contest. • After getting out to a 3-4 start, the Cougars are SWABY YODA now riding a four-game win streak, most recently Freshman guard Brandon Swaby turned in his best disposing of Florida A&M, 87-73, on Thursday. performance of the year against the Bears, recording • Washington State’s only glaring weakness career highs in points (16), steals (four), 3-pointers comes from its 3-point shooting. The Cougars made (two) and minutes (35). are currently connecting on 28.9 percent of their shots from behind the arc—putting them at No. LARSSON’S LANE 317 in the country in that category. Freshman center Marcus Larsson held down the • The Cougars don’t make many mistakes paint against UCA, scoring a career-high 12 points offensively—the team ranks No. 5 in the country while recording five rebounds, two assists and two in fewest turnovers surrendered. steals.

@uiwmenshoops 7 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS PLAYERS DES BALENTINE 25 RS Junior Guard 6-0 | 180 Kokomo, IN

POINTS 3-PT FG MADE REBOUNDS 2019/20...... 11, @POR (12/1/19) 2019/20...... 2019/20...... 6, TU (12/7/19) Career...... same Career...... 2, TLU (11/12/18) Career...... same

MINUTES 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED ASSISTS 2019/20...... 32, @POR (12/1/19) 2019/20...... 2019/20...... 3, TU (12/7/19) Career...... same Career...... Career...... same

FG MADE FT MADE BLOCKS 2019/20...... 4, @POR (12/1/19) 2019/20...... 3, @POR (12/1/19) 2019/20...... 1, TLU (11/12/19) Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

FG ATTEMPTED FT ATTEMPTED STEALS 2019/20...... 6,@POR (12/1/19) 2019/20...... 4, @POR (12/1/19) 2019/20...... 2, @POR (12/1/19) Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

2018-19 (Junior): Redshirted. At the start of the 2019-20 season, Balentine Junior College: Played at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, under coach was voted by his teammates to be team captain for the upcoming season. Mike Marquis...as freshman (2016-17), shot nearly 40 percent from behind the High School: Averaged 18.5 points and five rebounds a game for Western High three-point line, and hit 87 percent of his free throws...as a sophomore (2017- School where he played for coach Bart Miller...Mid-Indiana Conference player of 18), averaged 11.4 points and four assists per game...led Tyler to the Region 14 the year in 2013-14 and 2014-15...All-Area in 2014-15...led his team to confer- championship and a berth in the NJCAA Division I tournament in 2017-18...his ence championships in 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15. team achieved a 50-11 record during his two years of play. Prep School: Attended Quakerdale Promise Academy in New Providence, Personal: Son of Dennis and Joy Balentine...brother of D.J. Balentine, 24...born Iowa, where he played for coaches Tom Barrett and DeWayne Melton. March 4, 1996 in Kokomo, Indiana...general studies major.

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@uiwmenshoops 9 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS PLAYERS bryce davis 24 Sophomore Forward 6-7 | 215 Glendale, AZ

POINTS 3-PT FG MADE REBOUNDS 2019/20...... 14, SFI (11/23/19) 2019/20...... 2019/20...... 4, EIU (11/24/19) Career...... same Career...... 1, ACU (2/16/19) Career...... 6, @UIC (12/17/18)

MINUTES 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED ASSISTS 2019/20...... 19, SFI (11/23/19) 2019/20...... 2019/20...... 3, EIU (11/24/19) Career...... 20, @UIC (12/17/18) Career...... 1, ACU (2/16/19) Career...... same

FG MADE FT MADE BLOCKS 2019/20...... 6, SFI (11/23/19) 2019/20...... 4, TLU (11/12/19) 2019/20...... 1, twice Career...... same Career...... 4, multiple times Career...... 1, multiple x

FG ATTEMPTED FT ATTEMPTED STEALS 2019/20...... 7, SFI (11/23/19) 2019/20...... 6, TLU (11/12/19) 2019/20...... 1, twice Career...... 8, @UIC (12/17/18) Career...... 6, twice Career...... 3, @UIC (12/17/18)

2018-19 (Freshman): Played in 15 games; started seven ... scored a career high 19 points and nine rebounds per game...named all-region first team and regional (at the time) of seven points against Illinois-Chicago on Dec.17...scored a new ca- player of the year...played for coach Jed Dunn. reer high of nine points against Abilene Christian on Feb. 16. Personal: Son of Shanda Davis and Demond Davis...brother of Jayden (21) and High School: Led Deer Valley High School to a 28-3 record and second-place Savannah Davis (16)...father played basketball for Kansas State...mother played finish in the Arizona class 5A state tournament during his senior year...averaged basketball for Allen Community College (Kansas)...born Jan. 25, 2000 in Arizona.

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@uiwmenshoops 11 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS augustine ene 12 Junior Guard 6-4 | 205 Carrollton, TX

POINTS 3-PT FG MADE REBOUNDS 2019/20...... 12, TU (12/7/19) 2019/20...... @UNC (11/9/19) 2019/20...... 8, twice Career...... 18, UCA (1/16/19) Career...... 4, UNO (1/26/19) Career...... 8, multiple x

MINUTES 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED ASSISTS 2019/20...... 32, TLU (11/12/19) 2019/20...... 4, @POR (12/1/19) 2019/20...... 2, multiple x Career...... 40, @HBU (3/6/19) Career...... 7, SFA (2/23/19) Career...... 5, SFA (2/17/18)

FG MADE FT MADE BLOCKS 2019/20...... 5, TU (12/7/19) 2019/20...... 2, @POR (12/1/19) 2019/20...... 5, TLU (11/12/19) Career...... 7, @UNC (11/21/19) Career...... 8, @UNO (2/2/19) Career...... same

FG ATTEMPTED FT ATTEMPTED STEALS 2019/20...... 10, TLU (11/12/19) 2019/20...... 2, multiple x 2019/20...... 2, @SU (12/3/19) Career...... 13, SFA (2/23/19) Career...... 10, @UNO (2/2/19) Career...... 4, twice

2018-19 (Sophomore): Played in all 31 games and started 22...scored 18 points, a career high, appeared in 22 games, three as a ...averaged 10.4 minutes a game...scored 3.4 points a against FAU on Dec.16 and matched that career high with 18 against Central Arkansas on Jan. game, had 15 assists, and 16 steals on the year...career high in points came against Northwestern 16...set a personal high for rebounds in a game with seven against Northern Colorado...shooting State when he had 13...career high in assists came against Stephen F. Austin when he had five. 86.2 percent (56-65) from the line...hit four of six shots from the floor, including two of three High School: Ene won numerous awards: Named to the 2017 Texas Class 5A All-State shots from behind the three-point arc, and both free throws to score 12 points against Lamar on team...2017 District 14-5A Offensive MVP... 2017 First Team All-League...2017 Texas Association Jan 23...set a new career high (at the time) in minutes played, 37, against New Orleans on Jan. of Basketball Coaches (TABC) All-Star team...2017 HoopDFW Elite 24 Metroplex All-Star team... 26 ... established a new career high in three pointers made, four, as he went 4-6 behind the arc to As a senior, he was named Offensive Player of the Year, All-Region, and All-State. score 16 points...shot five for eight from the floor...played the entire game, 40 minutes, against Personal: Ene is the son of Justina and Augustine Ene Sr., and is studying business administra- HBU twice, on Jan. 30 and March 6, and against Lamar on Feb. 20...set career bests in free throws tion. He has one brother, Emmanuel, and two sisters, Elizabeth and Jennifer...He was born on made and attempted, eight of 10, against New Orleans on Feb. 2...2017-2018 (Freshman): Ene July 31, 1998.

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@uiwmenshoops 13 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS Cody Graham 10 Junior Guard 5-10 | 165 Fresno, TX

POINTS 3-PT FG MADE REBOUNDS 2019/20...... 2019/20...... 2019/20...... Career...... 15, SHSU (1/6/18) Career...... 3, SHSU (1/6/18) Career...... 4, multiple x

MINUTES 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED ASSISTS 2019/20...... 2019/20...... 2019/20...... Career...... 38, NDSU (11/17/18 Career...... 7, TAMU-CC (2/3/18) Career...... 6, twice

FG MADE FT MADE BLOCKS 2019/20...... 2019/20...... 2019/20...... Career...... 5, multiple x Career...... 4, twice Career...... 1, multiple x

FG ATTEMPTED FT ATTEMPTED STEALS 2019/20...... 2019/20...... 2019/20...... Career...... 12, TAMU-CC (2/3/18) Career...... 6, twice Career...... 4, UNO (1/26/19)

2018-19 (Sophomore): Played in 27 games and started 13 ... shot 44 percent from High School: A a four-year letter winner at St. Pius X ... averaged 15.0 points per game the floor and 77 percent from the line .. averaged 4.1 points per game and dished out as a senior ... three-time recipient of all-district honors ... two-time all-state honoree ... 48 assists ... scored a season high of 13 points against North Dakota State ... scored ten twice named academic all-state. As a sophomore, named to both the regional and the points, shooting a perfect 4-4 from the field and 2-2 from the line, against Southeastern state all-star teams. on Feb. 13 ... had four assists, a season high ... equaled a career mark of four for six free Academics: Four-year member of the academic honor roll ... member of the Nation- throws in a game, vs. HBU of March 6 ... nominated for Academic All-America status ... al Honor Society as a senior... member of the Dominican Preaching Team, President of had a 3.9 classroom GPA. the Black History Club, Delegate to Texas Boys State in Austin, and was a New Student 2017-2018 (Freshman): Appeared in 24 games with 10 as a starter ... averaged 19.5 Mentor. minutes a game ... averaged 4.5 points a game ... led the team with 59 assists and had Personal: Graham is the son of Eric and Lynn Ann Graham and is majoring in account- 13 steals ... his 15 points against Sam Houston State was a career-high ... six assists ing. He has two brothers, Max Demery and Chad Graham ... born on July 13, 1999, in against Houston Baptist was also a career-high. Houston.

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@uiwmenshoops 15 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS marcus larsson 15 Freshman Center 6-10 | 210 Oslow, Norway

POINTS 3-PT FG MADE REBOUNDS 2019/20.....12, @UCA (12/18/19) 2019/20...... 2019/20...... 7, TU (12/7/19) Career...... same Career...... Career...... same

MINUTES 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED ASSISTS 2019/20...... 20, twice 2019/20...... 1, @UNC (11/8/19) 2019/20...... 2, @UCA (12/18/19) Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

FG MADE FT MADE BLOCKS 2019/20...... 4, @UCA (12/18/19) 2019/20...... 4, twice 2019/20...... 1, SIUE (11/16/19) Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

FG ATTEMPTED FT ATTEMPTED STEALS 2019/20...... 7, @MU (11/6/19) 2019/20...... 8, @SU (12/3/19) 2019/20...... 2, @UCA (12/18/19) Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

High School: Larsson spent last season playing for Froya Basket of the BLNO, three-block performance in Norway’s 108-49 drubbing of Moldova in the semi- Norway’s premier professional basketball league...Started in 29 of 32 games finals. for his club, averaging 13 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, one steal and one Personal: Son of Lars Anders Larsson and Runa-Helene Larsson...Comes from block per game...Was a member of the 2017 U18 Euro Championship team for a long line of strong athletes, as his father played basketball professionally in Norway, a team that went 5-0 on their way to a gold medal in the “C” division... Sweden’s second division...His grandfather, Lars Gustav Larsson, played hockey Larsson averaged 15.5 minutes in the tournament, contributing 5.4 points, 7.4 in the Swedish elite league...His aunt, Iren Iversen, was a member of the Nor- rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, including an eight-point, nine-rebound and wegian national handball team...born 06/04/1999...Majoring in psychology.

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@uiwmenshoops 17 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS Drew lutz 3 Freshman Guard 6-1 | 165 Granger, IN

POINTS 3-PT FG MADE REBOUNDS 2019/20...... 20, EIU (11/24/19) 2019/20...... 4, EIU (11/24/19) 2019/20...... 3, twice Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

MINUTES 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED ASSISTS 2019/20...... 37, EIU (11/24/19) 2019/20...... 7, TU (12/7/19) 2019/20...... 5, twice Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

FG MADE FT MADE BLOCKS 2019/20...... 6, multiple x 2019/20...... 4, twice 2019/20...... Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

FG ATTEMPTED FT ATTEMPTED STEALS 2019/20...... 16, @MU (11/6/19) 2019/20...... 5, twice 2019/20...... 2, TLU (11/12/19) Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

High School: Helped lead Penn High School of Mishawaka, Indiana to a 26-5 per game ... scored 1,077 career points and recorded 415 assists ... honor roll record and a final-four berth in the Indiana 4A boys’ basketball state - student and president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. ship tournament during his senior year ... averaged 18.7 points and 7.2 assists Personal: Son of Spencer and Peggy Lutz ... sisters Taylor and Ashley played at per game ... shot 45.2 percent from the floor, 82.2 percent from the free throw Grand Valley State and Bethel College, respectively ... brother Ryan also played line and 34.8 percent from behind the three-point arc ... averaged 2.5 steals at Bethel ... born Oct. 24, 2000.

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@uiwmenshoops 19 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS PLAYERS Vincent MISZKIEWICZ 33 Freshman Forward 6-7 | 215 Deer Valley, AZ

POINTS 3-PT FG MADE REBOUNDS 2019/20...... 12, twice 2019/20...... 2019/20...... 12, twice Career...... same Career...... Career...... same

MINUTES 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED ASSISTS 2019/20...... 32, SIUE (11/16/19) 2019/20...... 2019/20...... 3, TU (12/7/19) Career...... same Career...... Career...... same

FG MADE FT MADE BLOCKS 2019/20...... 5, TLU (11/12/19) 2019/20...... 4, SIUE (11/16/19) 2019/20...... 4, SIUE (11/16/19) Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

FG ATTEMPTED FT ATTEMPTED STEALS 2019/20...... 8, twice 2019/20...... 6, SIUE (11/16/19) 2019/20...... 2, SIUE (11/16/19) Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

High School: Averaged 19.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 1.7 steals, 3.2 assists and coach Brett Johnson at South Elgin High School. 2.3 blocks per game during his senior year ... helped lead his team a region- Personal: Son of Eric and Ann Miszkiewicz ... born Sept. 25, 2000, in Elk Grove al championship and a sectional finals appearance ... twice an all-conference Village, Ill. ... has a 14-year-old sister, Bridget ... plans to major in biology and and all-area player and won honorable mention all-state honors ... three-time specialize in forensic science... plans to serve in the U.S. Air Force after gradu- all-academic team member, earning a 3.814 grade point average ... played for ation.

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@uiwmenshoops 21 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS Dwight Murray Jr. 0 Sophomore Guard 6-0 | 165 Austell, GA

POINTS 3-PT FG MADE REBOUNDS 2019/20...... 19, TU (12/7/19) 2019/20...... 3, SIUE (11/16/19) 2019/20...... 8, @UCA (12/18/19) Career...... 20, HBU (1/30/19) Career...... 4, HBU (1/30/19) Career...... same

MINUTES 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED ASSISTS 2019/20.....39, @UCA (12/18/19) 2019/20...... 7, SIUE (11/16/19) 2019/20...... 8, @UCA (12/18/19) Career...... same Career...... 7, twice Career...... same

FG MADE FT MADE BLOCKS 2019/20...... 6, twice 2019/20...... 5,TU (12/7/19) 2019/20...... Career...... 7, @HBU (3/6/19) Career...... same Career...... 1, multiple x

FG ATTEMPTED FT ATTEMPTED STEALS 2019/20...... 12, @UCA (12/18/19) 2019/20...... 6, TU (12/7/19) 2019/20.....3, @UCA (12/18/19) Career...... 12, twice Career...... same Career...... 3, twice

2018-19 (Freshman): Played in 30 games and started 18...averaged 6.6 points and 2.2 assists berjacks, 70-69, and enable UIW to mount a last-second run toward an upset...also had three per game...had a career day against HBU on Jan. 30, when he recorded 20 points, going four- assists in the SFA game...scored ten points against Lamar on Feb. 20...Scored 16 points against for-four from the free-throw line, and tallying three steals, all of which were personal bests... HBU on March 6, making seven of eight shots. Matched his previous career high of 18 points against SHSU on Jan. 12, when he hit 7-11 field High School: An all-state player who led his team to the Georgia 6A state championship game goals and 3-6 from beyond the three-point arc...Scored 18 points in against McNeese, on Jan. in his junior year and the 7A elite eight as a senior...twice named his team’s defensive player of 2...in that game, he hit six of 12 shots from the field, including three made three-pointers...also the year...led Pebblebrook High to a MaxPreps national ranking of 50th, a ranking of third in the hauled down six rebounds in the McNeese game...Had a career high of seven assists against state and a 26-3 record in senior year. Nicholls on Jan. 5, a game in which he made a couple of crucial free throws down the stretch An honor roll student, he earned the highest grade-point average on the boys basketball team. to seal UIW’s first SLC win...With 2:08 remaining in the second half, Dwight made a crucial three Personal: Son of Salina and Dwight Murray Sr. His siblings are Alisha, 32, Darius, 16, and Devin pointer from the left corner of the baseline to pull the Cardinals’ to within one point of the Lum- Murray, 12...born Jan. 21, 2000 in Austell, Georgia...business major.

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@uiwmenshoops 23 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS Corey Sato 21 Freshman Forward 6-6 | 190 Amarillo, TX

POINTS 3-PT FG MADE REBOUNDS 2019/20...... 12, @TU (12/7/19) 2019/20...... 2, TU (12/7/19) 2019/20...... 7, TU (12/7/19) Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

MINUTES 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED ASSISTS 2019/20...... 14, TU (12/7/19) 2019/20...... 3, TU (12/7/19) 2019/20...... 2, EIU (11/24/19) Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

FG MADE FT MADE BLOCKS 2019/20...... 5, TU (12/7/19) 2019/20...... 1, BC (11/22/19) 2019/20...... 1, TU (12/7/19) Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

FG ATTEMPTED FT ATTEMPTED STEALS 2019/20...... 8, TU (12/7/19) 2019/20...... 2, BC (11/22/19) 2019/20...... Career...... same Career...... same Career......

High School: Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) all-Region 1 team Leslie Broadhurst at Randall High. and Region 1 all-tournament team as a senior … earned District 3-5A first Personal: Son of Bob and Amy Sato … Siblings are Cameron, 16, Cayden, 15, team twice … ranked sixth on Randall High School’s all-time scoring list … and Claire, 9 … born Nov. 18, 1999 in Huntington, West Virginia … biology holds his school’s three-point shooting percentage record of 50 percent … av- major. eraged 14 points, three assists, and six rebounds per game … played for coach

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@uiwmenshoops 25 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS PLAYERS Antoine smith jr. 1 Sophomore Forward 6-7 | 215 Westerville, OH

POINTS 3-PT FG MADE REBOUNDS 2019/20...... 2019/20...... 2019/20...... Career...... 21, NWSU(2/27/19) Career...... 5, @DePaul (12/19/18) Career...... 12, @SHSU (1/12/19)

MINUTES 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED ASSISTS 2019/20...... 2019/20...... 2019/20...... Career...... 39, @SHSU (1/12/19) Career...... 7, NWSU(2/27/19) Career...... 4, @HBU (3/6/19)

FG MADE FT MADE BLOCKS 2019/20...... 2019/20...... 2019/20...... Career...... 8, NWSU(2/27/19) Career...... 5, @SFA (2/23/19) Career...... 2, @ACU (3/9/18)

FG ATTEMPTED FT ATTEMPTED STEALS 2019/20...... 2019/20...... 2019/20...... Career...... 15, NWSU(2/27/19) Career...... 6, @SFA (2/23/19) Career...... 2, twice

2018-19 (Freshman): Started 14 games and played in all 31 ... scored a career high of ing five points to a thrilling 57-55 win over Lima Senior … 2016-17: named first-team 21 points against Northwestern State on Feb. 27 ... scored a previous career high of 17 all-conference, Central District honorable mention, and Central Ohio all-star game most points against Nicholls on Jan. 5 ... scored 16 against Texas Tech in the season opener ... valuable player … played for coach Ed Calo. pulled down a career high of 12 rebounds against Sam Houston on Jan. 12 ... made five Prep School: 2017-18: averaged nine points and eight rebounds a game—and shot 51 three-pointers against DePaul. Shot 5-7 behind the arc in that game .. shot 80.6 (29 for percent from the field, 79 percent from the free throw line, and 36 percent from behind 36) percent from the line. With regard to the latter statistic, Antoine was a key contribu- the three-point arc—during the season for Bosco Institute of Crown Point, Indiana, tor to the Cardinals’ status as the NCAA’s best Division I free throw shooting team ... was where he played for coach Dave Maravilla. third on the team in rebounds with 102. Personal: His father, Antoine Smith Sr., played two years of collegiate basketball at High School: Spent three years in the crucible of Ohio big-school varsity basketball Dayton and two years at Northern Kentucky … brother Antonio will be an incoming … 2015-16: selected all-Ohio Capital Conference honorable mention, the season that freshman football player at the Air Force Academy. Other siblings are An- Westerville South won the Ohio Division I state championship with Antoine contribut- thony, 16, and Charia, 14. Born Nov. 11, 1998 in Columbus, Ohio … history major.

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@uiwmenshoops 27 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS Brandon Swaby 5 Freshman Guard 6-3 | 170 Ft. Lauderdale, FL

POINTS 3-PT FG MADE REBOUNDS 2019/20....16, @UCA (12/18/19) 2019/20...... 2, @UCA (12/18/19) 2019/20...... 5, @UNC (11/8/19) Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

MINUTES 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED ASSISTS 2019/20....35, @UCA (12/18/19) 2019/20...... 4, @UCA (12/18/19) 2019/20...... 2, SIUE (11/16/19) Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

FG MADE FT MADE BLOCKS 2019/20...... 5, @UCA (12/18/19) 2019/20...... 4, twice 2019/20...... Career...... same Career...... same Career......

FG ATTEMPTED FT ATTEMPTED STEALS 2019/20...... 8, @UCA (12/18/19) 2019/20...... 6, twice 2019/20...... 4, @UCA (12/18/19) Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

High School: Averaged 14 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.0 steals education student of the year, Northeast High student of the month and the per game as a senior … averaged 12.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists and Will-Make-It Foundation student of the month … won The Links Scholarship 2.1 steals over his varsity career … led his team to the district championship and was a Boys State nominee. during his senior year … team captain during his last two years … winner Played for coach Zach Gilllion at Northeast High School. of the Broward County Athletics Association 2018 student-athlete scholarship. Personal: Brandon is the son of Michelle and Neil Swaby … born Dec. 30, Academically ranked 16th of 339 students in his graduating class … only 1999 in Plantation, Florida … communications major. member of his basketball team to earn a 4.2 grade point average … physical

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@uiwmenshoops 29 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS morgan taylor 20 Sophomore Guard 6-3 | 174 Chicago, IL.

POINTS 3-PT FG MADE REBOUNDS 2019/20...... 16, @UNC (11/9/19) 2019/20...... 2019/20...... 6, @MU (11/6/19) Career...... 24, NDSU(11/17/18) Career...... 2, TLU (11/12/18) Career...... 6, multiple x

MINUTES 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED ASSISTS 2019/20...... 34, @UNC (11/9/19) 2019/20...... 2, twice 2019/20...... 3, TLU (11/12/19) Career...... 38, TLU (11/12/18) Career...... 5, FAU (11/18/18) Career...... 7, SFA (1/19/19)

FG MADE FT MADE BLOCKS 2019/20...... 8, @UNC (11/9/19) 2019/20...... 9, @UNC (11/9/19) 2019/20...... 1, SIUE (11/16/19) Career...... 16, NDSU(11/17/18) Career...... 11, FAU (11/18/18) Career...... 1, multiple x

FG ATTEMPTED FT ATTEMPTED STEALS 2019/20...... 18, @UNC (11/9/19) 2019/20...... 3, @UNC (11/9/19) 2019/20...... 2, @MU (11/6/19) Career...... 16, NDSU(11/17/18) Career...... 6, FAU (11/18/18) Career...... 3, Mont. (11/16/18)

2018-19 (Freshman): Started 15 of 17 games played...named Southland Conference during that Jan. 19 SFA game. Player of the week on Nov. 9, the first time a UIW men’s basket- ball player has won High School: Named first-team all-state by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association that award since Kyle Kittle was chosen on Feb. 29, 2016...during that week, in a game while averaging 21.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game during his senior against North Dakota State, he made the winning layup with 26 seconds remaining in year...also named first-team all-Chicago and the East Suburban Catholic Conference overtime and hauled in the subsequent defensive rebound that assured victory...in ad- player of the year...shot 47 percent from the floor...guided Marist to 27 wins and a deep dition to scoring the game winner, Taylor hit a three-pointer with six seconds left in reg- run into the class 4A state tournament...set a Marist individual record for scoring 698 ulation to send the game into overtime, after having made two key free throws at the points during a season. Taylor was on the honor roll each of his three years at Marist... 1:24 mark to keep the Cardinals in contention...that week, he scored 23 points against member of the National Honor Society. Texas Lutheran and 24 against NDSU, which were consecutive personal bests...played 31 Personal: Morgan is the son of Melvin and Crystal Taylor and the brother of Melvin Tay- minutes, scored 15 points, and shot four of eight from the floor and six of eight from the lor Jr., 25...born Dec. 4, 1999 in Chicago...majoring in convergent media. line against Stephen F. Austin on Jan. 19...Exceeded a personal best with seven assists

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@uiwmenshoops 31 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS Derek Van Vlerah 4 Freshman Guard 6-5 | 187 Dublin, OH

POINTS 3-PT FG MADE REBOUNDS 2019/20...... 5, SFI (11/23/19) 2019/20...... 1, SFI (11/23/19) 2019/20...... 3, twice Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

MINUTES 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED ASSISTS 2019/20...... 21, @SU (12/3/19) 2019/20...... 4, @SU (12/3/19) 2019/20...... 2, twice Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

FG MADE FT MADE BLOCKS 2019/20...... 2, twice 2019/20...... 2, TLU (11/12/19) 2019/20...... 1, twice Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

FG ATTEMPTED FT ATTEMPTED STEALS 2019/20...... 7, @SU (12/3/19) 2019/20...... 2, TLU (11/12/19) 2019/20...... 1, twice Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

High School: Had a career average of 10.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists ... won all-district honors three times ... won fourth place in high jump in the per game as a three-year starter ... shot 78 percent from the free throw line ... Ohio state high school track and field meet ... played for coach Jamey Collins helped lead his team to a 76 percent winning percentage over his varsity career, at Dublin Coffman High School ... honor roll scholar during his last two years. including a district championship and runner up, and a league championship Personal: Son of Jeff Van Vlerah and Andrea Helton ... siblings are Ada, 18, and ... named first team all-conference once and second team all-conference twice Dylan, 16 ... born Feb. 12, 2000 in Columbus, Ohio ... education major.

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@uiwmenshoops 33 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS Keaston willis 2 Freshman Guard 6-5 | 187 Sulpher Springs, TX

POINTS 3-PT FG MADE REBOUNDS 2019/20...28, @UCA (12/18/19) 2019/20....5, @UCA (12/18/19) 2019/20...... 5, EIU (11/24/19) Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

MINUTES 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED ASSISTS 2019/20....43, @UCA (12/18/19) 2019/20..13, @UCA (12/18/19) 2019/20...... 4, TU (12/7/19) Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

FG MADE FT MADE BLOCKS 2019/20.....11, @UCA (12/18/19) 2019/20...... 5, UNC (11/8/19) 2019/20...... Career...... same Career...... same Career......

FG ATTEMPTED FT ATTEMPTED STEALS 2019/20...... 21, @ Por. (12/1/19) 2019/20...... 5, UNC (11/8/19) 2019/20...... 2, twice Career...... same Career...... same Career...... same

High School: Averaged 21.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 3.5 assists per record throughout high school ... played for coach Clark Cipoletta. game during his senior year at Sulphur Springs High School ... helped lead his Personal: His father, Lonnie, played college basketball at Stephen F. Austin. His team to a 30-10 overall record and a spot in the Texas Class 5A regional finals ... mother, Leanne, played at Paris (Texas) Junior College. won personal all-region and all-state honors ... achieved a straight-A academic

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@uiwmenshoops 35 2019-20 STATISTICS 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS

2019-2020 University of the Incarnate Word Men's Basketball Overall Statistics (as of Dec 18, 2019)

Overall Record: 3-8 Conf: 0-1 Home: 3-3 Away: 0-5 Neutral: 0-0

FG 3PT FT Rebounds # Player GP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 02 Willis, Keaston 11-7 302 27.5 43-106 .406 27-68 .397 21-26 .808 8 23 31 2.8 14 0 8 8 0 9 134 12.2 00 Murray Jr., Dwight 11-6 268 24.4 38-78 .487 9-27 .333 19-22 .864 2 35 37 3.4 15 0 31 22 0 9 104 9.5 03 Lutz, Drew 11-11 320 29.1 36-94 .383 15-42 .357 16-21 .762 3 16 19 1.7 26 2 30 28 0 8 103 9.4 20 Taylor, Morgan 9-4 164 18.2 28-71 .394 0-7 .000 11-16 .688 1 13 14 1.6 20 0 11 17 1 6 67 7.4 33 Miszkiewicz, Vincent 11-11 252 22.9 28-57 .491 0-0 .000 18-32 .563 22 63 85 7.7 36 2 11 20 12 8 74 6.7 12 Ene, Augustine 11-6 216 19.6 27-67 .403 4-21 .190 4-7 .571 12 25 37 3.4 21 0 11 14 8 6 62 5.6 15 Larsson, Marcus 11-2 119 10.8 17-34 .500 0-1 .000 17-30 .567 5 23 28 2.5 31 3 4 13 1 5 51 4.6 24 Davis, Bryce 9-2 79 8.8 15-30 .500 0-0 .000 8-11 .727 3 11 14 1.6 13 0 3 11 2 2 38 4.2 05 Swaby, Brandon 10-1 127 12.7 9-24 .375 4-13 .308 14-20 .700 8 5 13 1.3 11 0 6 4 0 8 36 3.6 25 Balentine, Des 9-5 148 16.4 11-27 .407 0-0 .000 7-12 .583 7 19 26 2.9 10 0 10 9 1 4 29 3.2 21 Sato, Corey 8-0 64 8.0 6-14 .429 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 3 11 14 1.8 7 0 2 4 1 0 16 2.0 04 Van Vlerah, Derek 10-0 155 15.5 7-28 .250 1-10 .100 2-2 1.000 8 12 20 2.0 7 0 8 4 2 11 17 1.7 13 Flores, Ryan 4-0 11 2.8 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 1 2 0.5 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0.3 Total 11 2225 202.3 265-630 .421 63-197 .320 139-203 .685 102 278 380 34.5 212 7 137 165 28 78 732 66.55 Opponents 2225 202.3 268-646 .415 85-263 .323 159-216 .736 125 286 411 37.4 184 0 157 159 51 74 780 70.91

Team Statistics UIW OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 732 780 11/06/19 at Mizzou L 42-82 8185 Points Per Game 66.5 70.9 11/08/19 at Northern Colo. L 61-83 1455 Scoring Margin -4.4 – 11/12/19 TEXAS LUTHERAN W 86-60 490 FIELD GOALS-ATT 265-630 268-646 11/16/19 SIUE L 55-57 96 Field Goal Pct .421 .415 11/22/19 BETHUNE-COOKMAN L 58-83 125 3 POINT FG-ATT 63-197 85-263 11/23/19 ST. FRANCIS (IL) W 68-44 213 3PT FG Pct .320 .323 11/24/19 EASTERN ILL. L 63-72 349 3PT Made Per Game 5.7 7.7 12/01/19 at Portland L 56-65 1088 FREE THROWS-ATT 139-203 159-216 12/03/19 at Seattle U L 60-81 820 FT Pct .685 .736 12/07/19 TRINITY (TX) W 101-65 293 FT Made Per Game 12.6 14.5 * 12/18/19 at Central Ark. L (OT) 82-88 426 REBOUNDS 380 411 Rebounds Per Game 34.5 37.4 * = Conference game Rebounds Margin -2.9 – ASSISTS 137 157 Assists Per Game 12.5 14.3 TURNOVERS 165 159 Turnovers Per Game 15.0 14.5 Turnovers Margin -0.5 – Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.8 1.0 STEALS 78 74 Steals Per Game 7.1 6.7 BLOCKS 28 51 Blocks Per Game 2.5 4.6 ATTENDANCE 1,566 11,974 Dates/Avg Per Date 6-261 5-2,395 Neutral Site #/Avg – 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Incarnate Word 368 354 10 732 Opponents 380 384 16 780

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DWIGHT MURRAY JR. ANTOINE SMITH JR. KEASTON WILLIS DREW LUTZ DEREK VAN VLERAH So. • 6-0 • Guard So • 6-7 • Forward Fr. • 6-3 • Guard Fr. • 6-1 • Guard Fr. • 6-6 • Forward Austell, Ga. (Pebblebrook HS) Westervile, Ohio (Westerville HS) Sulpher Springs, Texas (SS HS) Granger, Ind. (Penn HS) Dublin, Ohio (Coffman HS)

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BRANDON SWABY CODY GRAHAM AUGUSTINE ENE RYAN FLORES MARCUS LARSSON RS-Fr. • 6-3 • Guard So. • 5-10 • Guard So. • 6-4 • Wing Jr.-TR • 6-5 • Guard Fr. • 6-10 • Forward Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Northeast HS) Fresno, Texas (St. Pius X HS) Carrollton, Texas (Creekview HS) Saginaw, Texas (Collin County CC) Oslo, Norway

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MORGAN TAYLOR COREY SATO BRYCE DAVIS DES BALENTINE VINCENT MISZKIEWICZ So. • 6-3 • Guard So. • 6-6 • Forward So. • 6-7 • Forward RS-Jr. -TR • 6-0 • Guard Fr • 6-7 • Forward Chicago, Ill. (Marist HS) Amarillo, Texas (Randlall HS) Glendale, Ariz. (Deer Valley HS) Kokomo, Ind. (Western HS/Tyler JC) South Elgin, Ill.(Clark HS)

CARSON CUNNINGHAM KENYON SPEARS TAYLOR LAND RYNE SMITH ZACH TAYLOR Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Graduate Manager

@uiwmenshoops 37 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS TEAM CAPTAIN Des Balentine named team captain for 2019-20

Redshirt junior looking to provide leadership on and off the court

The University of the Incarnate Word men’s basketball team announced Monday, Oct. 21, redshirt junior guard Des Balentine as its team captain.

Balentine was chosen through a team vote and will serve as the team’s only captain for the 2019-20 season.

“We’re all happy for Des,” head coach Carson Cunningham said. “We know he would’ve played a big role on the court for us last year hall, and he wants to be a coach. He’s a fine had he not suffered a season-ending injury. young man to captain our squad.” He gained the players’ respect and admira- tion by his ability to still lead and contribute After leading Tyler Junior College to 50-11 off the court, despite not being able to play. record during his freshman and sophomore He’s a battler who does well in the lecture seasons, Balentine transferred to UIW for the

38 #TheWord TEAM CAPTAIN 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS 2018-19 season. The Indiana native aver- aged 11.4 points and four assists per game as a sophomore and is expected to be a key contributor on both ends of the floor this season.

“It’s a huge honor to be voted by this group of guys, it goes to show how much belief and confidence they have in me to be a lead- er on and off the court,” Balentine said. “I ap- preciate the responsibility to hold everyone accountable on the court, in public, and in the classroom.”

Balentine is one of just four upperclassmen on the team and will be tasked with leading a young but talented group through a rigor- ous schedule this season.

“Des is a great leader on and off the court, he always knows how to set the tone with high character and maturity,” junior forward Au- is the right fit to be a captain for this team gustine Ene said. “He’s always leading a good and I think he can lead us in the right direc- example by being engaged in practice. Des tion during the season.”

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In 2018-19, the Cardinals made huge strides in the With seven freshmen, a junior college walk-on, and classroom under the direction of first-year head three players coming off of redshirt joining the coach Carson Cunningham, taking a team GPA from squad’s returners, the Incarnate Word men’s basket- the twos to a 3.232 (fall through summer), which ball team is eager for the 2019-20 campaign. is among the nation’s finest team GPAs in NCAA DI men’s basketball. WINNING, STUDYING AND SERVING

The team also looks poised to earn its first 1000 (the Of course, winning is a major goal. During his five highest score possible) on the NCAA’s annual Aca- years with Carroll College, Cunningham’s teams re- demic Progress Report (APR). This would be the first corded a 107-52 (.673) record. He reached the 100- 1000 APR in program history. win plateau sooner than any other coach in school history, hitting that mark in just 150 games. His In the community, the 2018-19 Cardinals completed teams enjoyed four consecutive winning seasons, over 250 hours of community service and it aims to won two Frontier Conference regular season titles, complete over 275 hours in 2019-20. So far this year won two conference tournament championships, the team has dug fences for Habitat for Humanity, earned three NAIA National Tournament berths, and exercised with senior-living residents at The Village reached the Final Eight twice. at Incarnate Word, visited the San Antonio Chil- dren’s Hospital, and landscaped at a local garden for In 2017-18, Cunningham’s last season at Carroll, he UIW’s Meet the Mission. won conference coach of the year, helped guide the Fighting Saints to conference regular-season While the youthful 2018-19 Cardinals didn’t get and tournament championships and to the NAIA the competitive results it hoped for on the court, DI tournament for the third consecutive year. Also, the team did lead NCAA DI men’s basketball in for the third year in a row, his team led the NAIA DI free throw shooting accuracy and was among the in field goal and free throw percentage. Three of his Southland Conference’s leaders in effective field- players won all-conference awards. goal percentage, despite enduring four season-end- ing injuries. One year earlier, in 2016-17, on the way to their

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second Final Eight berth, the Saints produced an education is secondary. But with Carson,education NAIAD-I first-team All-American, Zach Taylor, who was never secondary. I’ve never known a student is now a graduate assistant with the program. That to balance academics and athletics the way Carson team also generated two academic All-Americans, did.” Imhoff and Oliver Carr, and earned a team GPA of 3.2, a top three NAIA D-I men’s basketball team GPA That attitude provided Cunningham with a future that nationally. included basketball but went beyond the hardwood.

During their first summer under Cunningham’s PRO ATHLETE, SCHOLAR AND COACH tutelage, UIW basketball helped build a Habitat for Humanity house for a deserving family. Several After earning his master’s degree in history from months later, they visited The Children’s Hospital of Purdue in 2001, Cunningham spent three seasons San Antonio, staging a “game day” to entertain the playing professional basketball. He played for the young patients. UIW requires its undergraduates Continental Basketball Association’s Gary Steel- to perform 45 hours of community service prior to heads and the Rockford Lightning. He also played in graduation. Cunningham’s Cardinals will exceed Estonia and Australia. that quota by a wide margin. During that time, he continued to pursue graduate A BOILERMAKER IN THE HOOSIER STATE studies in history through Purdue. He earned his Ph.D. in American history in 2006 and soon after Cunningham’s success began in that crucible of embarked upon a career as a history professor, high school basketball, Indiana, where he earned taking a position at the nation’s largest Catholic uni- regional player of the year honors and first team versity, DePaul in Chicago. He was an instructor in all-state recognition. After graduation, he matric- the history department and then the department of ulated at Oregon State University, where he was cinema and digital media at DePaul from 2006-13. the starting point guard as a true freshman, earned freshman All-America honors and broke Gary Pay- Concurrently, for five seasons beginning in 2007- ton’s OSU freshman scoring record. 08, he coached the varsity boys basketball team at his alma mater, Andrean, a Catholic high school in Then Cunningham came back home, joining Merrillville, Indiana, where he guided the 59ers to Gene Keady’s Purdue Boilermakers. He became 43 wins in their final 50 games. a three-year starter and helped lead Purdue to a pair of Sweet Sixteen appearances and a spot in While teaching at DePaul and coaching at Andrean, the Elite Eight. In his three seasons, Cunningham Cunningham continued to pursue graduate studies. approached the 1000-point scoring mark, regis- He graduated from DePaul with a Master of Busi- tered slightly fewer than 400 assists and had 163 ness Administration (M.B.A.) in 2013. He also is the rebounds. For his classroom efforts, he earned aca- author or co-author of five books. demic All-America honors twice, becoming, at that time, one of only three players to do so at Purdue. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

According to Randy Roberts, a distinguished pro- Cunningham and his wife, Christy, a former vol- fessor of history at Purdue, Cunningham saw more leyball letter winner at Purdue, have six children: than basketball in his future and took advantage of daughters Caroline (14), Catie Joy (9), and Mabeline everything the university offered.“This is a guy who Lucille (3), and sons Case (12), Indiana (7), and Ben- came here to play basketball and to get an edu- net (1). cation,” Roberts said. “Sometimes you see athletes who come here just to play their sport and the

@uiwmenshoops 41 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS COACHING STAFF Kenyon Spears Taylor Land ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH

Kenyon Spears joined the UIW men’s basketball staff as an Land came to UIW in August 2018 after a two-year term assistant coach in June 2017. (2016-18) as an assistant coach at his alma mater, St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. Spears enters his 15th year of coaching Division I men’s col- lege basketball, a career that has spanned five universities in Land has assisted in building up the academic prowess three different conferences -- the Southland, the Northeast of the men’s basketball program at UIW, which looks and the Ivy League. poised to earn its first 1000 (the highest score possible) on the NCAA’s annual Academic Progress Report (APR). Before coming to UIW, Spears This would be the first 1000 APR in program history. spent two seasons (2015-17) as an assistant coach at LIU Earlier, during the 2012-13 season, Land had served Brooklyn. During his second as a volunteer basketball assistant coach for the Hill- year, the Blackbirds went 20- toppers. He was a graduate assistant coach at UT-Pan 12 and 13-5 in the Northeast American during the Conference. They beat peren- 2009-10 season and nial power St. Johns. was a full-time assis- tant at St. Francis Uni- Prior, Spears served three sea- versity of Illinois in sons (2012-15) as the top assis- 2013-14. tant coach and the recruiting coordinator at the University Land played profes- of New Orleans. sional basketball on two continents. He Previously, during the 2011-12 season, Spears assisted at played for two Austra- Brown University. lian teams, the Rock- ingham Flames and Before Brown, Spears coached for five years (2005-10) at the Mandurah Magic, Wagner College, where he was a component of the Sea- and for Jonstrup Bas- hawks’ record-setting 23-win season in 2007-08, which set ket in Denmark. a single-season school record for winning percentage (.833). A four-year basketball letterman for St. Edwards, Land Spears began his collegiate coaching career at his alma ma- led SEU to three Heartland Conference championships ter, . He served for two seasons, 2002-04, as and three appearances in the NCAA Division II cham- a graduate assistant. pionship tournament. For three seasons, Land pitched for the Hilltopper baseball team. As a college player, he led Lamar to a Southland Conference championship and an NCAA Division I Tournament berth as He graduated summa cum laude with a degree in fi- a junior. In that 2000 tournament appearance, Spears was nance. In 2009, he was chosen as the St. Edward’s Men’s named Chevrolet Player of the Game in a losing effort for Senior Student-Athlete of the Year. the 16th-seeded LU Cardinals against the first-seeded Duke Blue Devils. Spears scored 19 points in that game.

42 #TheWord COACHING STAFF 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS Erich Murphy STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Erich Murphy was promoted to full- time assistant as a strength and condi- tioning coach at UIW in June 2014. He previously served as a graduate assis- tant strength and conditioning coach during 2012-14 while earning his master’s degree in kinesiology from UIW. Murphy’s main coaching respon- sibilities include the development of training programs and administration for men’s basketball, women’s - ball, men’s and women’s track and Ryne Smith Zach Taylor field. He also teaches a course in the ASSISTANT COACH GRADUATE MANAGER Athletic Training Program.

Ryne Smith joined the University of the Zach Taylor attended Carroll College Incarnate Word men’s basketball team in where he played for Dr. Cunningham. July 2019. Taylor was a four-year starter and helped Carroll reach back-to-back Smith has assisted in building up the ac- Elite Eights at the NAIA National Tour- ademic prowess of the men’s basketball nament his junior and senior years. program at UIW, which looks poised to He finished his senior season aver- earn its first 1000 (the highest score pos- aging 16.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and sible) on the NCAA’s annual Academic 3.6 assists per game and was award- Progress Report (APR). This would be the ed MVP of the conference as well as first 1000 APR in program history. 1st Team All-American honors. He finished his career with 2,019 career Smith comes to UIW from Miami Uni- points which ranks second all time at versity, where he spent three seasons Carroll College. Jerry Salazar as the director of basketball operations ATHLETIC TRAINER for men’s basketball program. In his po- Taylor graduated from Carroll in 2017 sition, he was responsible for the gener- with a degree in Health Sciences and Jerry Salazar began at UIW in August, al functions of the team, such as team is currently working towards his Mas- 2014, as a Graduate Assistant Athletic travel, recruit scheduling, camps and as ters in Sports Management at UIW. He Trainer primarily responsible for cover a liaison to student-athletes. will help the team with scouting and men’s and women’s cross country and film breakdown, individual workouts, track and field as well as assisting in Smith was a four-year letterwinner for and assist with administrative duties. other sports. He became a full time Purdue from 2008-12. He saw increased staff member in November, 2015, con- playing time each season, and, as a se- tinuing his responsibilities over cross nior, he appeared in 35 games, making country and track and field. 32 starts. He made 89 three-point field goals, which ranked third on the Boiler- A native San Antonian, he returns makers’ single-season chart. After com- home after graduating with his bach- pleting his eligibility, Smith spent the elor’s degree in athletic training from 2012-13 season as a student-assistant Texas A&M at Corpus Christi in May, coach under Painter and Owens, help- 2014. He completed is master’s of sci- ing put together game plans and scout- ence degree in kinesiology at UIW in ing reports. December, 2016.

@uiwmenshoops 43 2018-19 STATISTICS 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS

2018-19 Men's Basketball UIW Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 31, 2019) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 6-25 5-9 0-14 1-2 CONFERENCE 1-17 1-8 0-9 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 5-8 4-1 0-5 1-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to stl pts avg 00 Murray, Dwight 30-18 746 24.9 74-158 .4 6 8 27-72 .3 7 5 24-28 .8 5 7 6 60 66 2.2 61 2 67 60 2 21 199 6.6 01 Smith, Antoine 31-14 698 22.5 82-181 .4 5 3 34-93 .3 6 6 29-36 .8 0 6 25 78 103 3.3 81 2 16 41 10 10 227 7.3 02 Caruso,Jordan 31-10 666 21.5 52-114 .4 5 6 11-34 .3 2 4 36-49 .7 3 5 12 64 76 2.5 59 2 54 65 3 21 151 4.9 04 Peevy,Christian 29-19 697 24.0 121-226 .5 3 5 4-12 .3 3 3 133-152 .8 7 5 36 91 127 4.4 75 3 29 64 12 30 379 13.1 05 Wilbert,Romello 17-3 261 15.4 15-48 .3 1 3 2-19 .1 0 5 5-15 .3 3 3 16 34 50 2.9 35 1 14 35 4 10 37 2.2 10 Graham,Cody 27-13 690 25.6 44-99 .4 4 4 10-35 .2 8 6 14-18 .7 7 8 13 39 52 1.9 33 0 48 33 2 19 112 4.1 12 Ene, Augustine 31-22 863 27.8 109-226 .4 8 2 33-84 .3 9 3 56-65 .8 6 2 32 79 111 3.6 67 2 37 61 15 31 307 9.9 13 Brown, Charles 29-23 639 22.0 118-214 .5 5 1 24-68 .3 5 3 53-60 .8 8 3 14 64 78 2.7 73 4 24 52 0 15 313 10.8 20 Taylor,Morgan 17-15 531 31.2 59-159 .3 7 1 5-31 .1 6 1 72-91 .7 9 1 10 35 45 2.6 49 2 55 52 2 17 195 11.5 23 Kite,Jorden 27-11 337 12.5 23-61 .3 7 7 23-58 .3 9 7 7-8 .8 7 5 3 22 25 0.9 30 0 7 10 1 5 76 2.8 24 Davis,Bryce 15-7 148 9.9 14-41 .3 4 1 1-2 .5 0 0 19-31 .6 1 3 3 18 21 1.4 29 1 3 13 2 5 48 3.2 Team 38 54 92 1 16 Total...... 31 6276 711-1527 .4 6 6 174-508 .3 4 3 448-553 .8 1 0 208 638 846 27.3 593 19 354 502 53 184 2044 65.9 Opponents...... 31 6278 828-1683 .4 9 2 241-668 .3 6 1 458-621 .7 3 8 306 657 963 31.1 543 - 438 414 89 239 2355 76.0

TEAM STATISTICS UIW OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2044 2355 11/6/18 at TTU L 37-87 10198 Points per game 65.9 76.0 11/9/18 USF W 63-49 422 Scoring margin -10.0 - 11/10/18 TEXAS-TYLER W 66-54 642 FIELD GOALS-ATT 711-1527 828-1683 11/12/18 TEXAS LUTHERAN W 70-59 350 Field goal pct .4 6 6 .4 9 2 12/04/18 TRINITY (TX) W 82-57 0 3 POINT FG-ATT 174-508 241-668 12/09/18 at LSU L 50-91 9098 3-point FG pct .3 4 3 .3 6 1 11/16/18 vs Montana L 66-93 0 3-pt FG made per game 5.6 7.8 11/17/18 vs North Dakota State Wot 80-78 0 FREE THROWS-ATT 448-553 458-621 11/18/18 vs Florida Atlantic L 68-71 263 Free throw pct .8 1 0 .7 3 8 11/21/18 NORTHERN COLO. L 64-90 705 F-Throws made per game 14.5 14.8 11/25/18 at SIUE L 68-80 1011 REBOUNDS 846 963 12/17/18 at UIC L 57-63 1152 Rebounds per game 27.3 31.1 12/19/18 at DePaul L 71-81 3705 Rebounding margin -3.8 - * 01/02/19 MCNEESE L 77-88 170 ASSISTS 354 438 * 01/05/19 NICHOLLS ST. W 65-58 301 Assists per game 11.4 14.1 * 1/12/19 at Sam Houston State L 52-66 703 TURNOVERS 502 414 * 01/16/19 CENTRAL ARK. L 60-77 0 Turnovers per game 16.2 13.4 * 01/19/19 SFA L 71-74 1139 Turnover margin -2.8 - * 1/23/19 at Lamar University L o t 81-87 2464 Assist/turnover ratio 0.7 1.1 * 01/26/19 NEW ORLEANS L 52-61 507 STEALS 184 239 * 01/30/19 HOUSTON BAPTIST L 92-96 231 Steals per game 5.9 7.7 * 02/02/19 at New Orleans L 72-89 652 BLOCKS 53 89 * 02/09/19 at A&M-Corpus Christi L 61-70 2318 Blocks per game 1.7 2.9 * 2/13/19 at Southeastern L 64-70 666 ATTENDANCE 6620 39342 * 02/16/19 ABILENE CHRISTIAN L 48-68 739 Home games-Avg/Game 14-473 14-2791 * 02/20/19 LAMAR UNIVERSITY L 58-76 554 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-88 * 02/23/19 at SFA L 54-81 3803 * 2/27/19 at Nicholls St. L 60-68 1124 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals * 03/02/19 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI L o t 72-74 860 UIW 1012 1012 20 2044 * 03/06/19 at Houston Baptist L 111-118 684 Opponents 1123 1206 26 2355 * 03/09/18 at Abilene Christian L 52-81 1501

* - Conference game

44 #TheWord UIW PROFILE 2019-20 UIW MEN’S HOOPS

The University of the Incarnate Word One of the leading comprehensive universities in Texas, the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) in San Antonio strives to educate men and women who will become concerned and enlightened citizens with val- ues developed in a Judeo-Christian tradition. In 1881 the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word founded Incarnate Word College as a center of higher education for young women. The college was admitted to mem- bership in the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1919 and joined the Texas Association of Colleges as a senior college in 1920. The Graduate Studies division opened 1950. Male students first attended the college’s undergraduate programs in 1970. Incarnate Word College became the University of the Incarnate Word in 1996. Today, UIW is a Hispanic-Serving Institution under federal guidelines.

UIW has an enrollment of 10,389 students, an increase from 3,702 in 2000. It’s the largest Catholic university in Texas and the fourth-largest private university in the state. The enrollment reflects the diversity of South Texas, as more than 60 percent of the students are from racial or ethnic minority groups. UIW is ranked No. 1 national- ly among faith-based universities in the conferring of bachelor’s degrees to Hispanics by the Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine, and No. 6 nationally among all private, not-for-profit universities. International students comprise 14 percent of the student body, and they represent over 70 countries. Seventy-five percent of the students depend upon financial aid. A majority of the students are first-generation college attendees.

UIW offers 80 undergraduate and graduate fields of study, including the Ph.D. in Education and doctoral de- grees in pharmacy (Pharm.D.), optometry (OD), nursing practice (DNP), physical therapy (DPT) and business administration (DBA). UIW is one of twenty universities in the U.S. with an optometry program while the phar- macy school is the only one in Texas at a private university. In athletics, UIW is a member of the Division I Southland Conference. UIW fielded it first football team in 2009, which plays in Benson Stadium, named after the late New Orleans Saints owner and UIW benefactor, Tom Benson.

With a student-to-faculty classroom ratio of 14:1, UIW is a wireless campus that provides students with an en- vironment that encourages excellence in academics. As part of its international efforts, UIW has agreements for reciprocal education with 135 universities in 45 countries. It also operates academic sites in Mexico City, Mexico and Heidelberg, Germany.

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